Junior Galette fires agent, avoiding a conflict of interest

Posted by Darin Gantt on February 29, 2016, 9:01 AM EDT

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Another free agent who wasn’t hearing what he wanted to hear has fired his agent, this time eliminating a conflict of interest in the process.

According to Mike Jones of the Washington Post, linebacker Junior Galette has fired agent Peter Schaffer, putting any negotiations for a comeback on hold for at least five days. While these things happen reasonably often — Schaffer is Galette’s fourth agent — it’s interesting because the veteran agent also represents Washington General Manager Scot McCloughan.

“I just need to find an agent that’s on the same page as me,” Galette said.

But while that injury will depress the market, he didn’t want to sign the multi-year deal the team was offering which included low base salaries and incentives, preferring a one-year contract which would allow him to hit the market again in 2017. Of course, locking in a potential pass-rusher would have been a good piece of business for McCloughan, who brought Galette in last year on a one-year deal after he was bounced by the Saints.

“I know I’m coming off of the Achilles, but I’m doing great, I’m 27 years old, and I’ve seen older players come back from this injury and have great years,” Galette said. “My body fat is down to 8 percent, I’m eating and sleeping better than I ever have, I’ve matured and I’m hungrier than I’ve ever been. I know I can dominate again this season. . . .

“I just want a one-year deal, and it has to be a fair deal. I’m not putting a number out there, but it has to be fair.”

And since defining fair is subjective, Galette has chosen to work with someone who will look out for his interests exclusively.

What I think would be fair is for Galette to give the Redskins a discount on a one year contract since they were the only team willing to take a chance on him with his off the field issues and they stuck with through an injury eliminated his 2015 season.

Key2heat– that is the first time anybody had heard or said that. Ever. It’s great that Redskins are finally living down their reputation for overpaying free agency busts, but you seem to have switched polarities very quickly.

Being fair, him wanting a 1 year deal is actual very fair of him. The Redskins only wanted a 1 year deal last year. He has everything to prove so a 1 year deal is in his best interests.

That being stated, he should consider giving the Redskins a break as they paid him last year for not playing, it seems only right that the year he is out there tearing it up trying to earn a contract should be here.

Then again he will look really funny with that Redskins tattoo on another team.